In the twenty years I’ve been writing, I’ve met so many wonderful fellow
writers. Some have been traveling the road to publication for a long time, others
are just beginning, and some have reached and exceeded their goals. Despite
where we are on our journey, one thing is constant. We support each other.
So when
Alyssa Alexander
tagged me for the #WorkInProgress #BlogTour, I was delighted. The rules of the
WIP Blog Tour are easy: (1) Link to the person who tagged you and tell all
about them, (2) share the first sentence from the first three chapters of your
WIP, and then (3) tag more writers and tell all about them.
Alyssa is charming, a hard worker, and a terrific bolster of her fellow
writers. I met her through the
Mid-Michigan Romance Writers of America. At meetings, we often
shared stories about the antics of her little boy and my one-year-younger
grandson. The two boys have terrific imaginations that must have come from
their mother or grandmother. LOL When I say she’s a hard worker, you won’t
believe all she gets done. Besides the duties a mother and wife, she has a
full-time job, and volunteers for her writing groups. Best of all, she writes enchanting
stories that take place in the Regency period. Forget the traditional Regencies
of Georgette Heyer (whom I loved, by the way). Alyssa’s characters are smugglers,
warriors, and spies. I loved
The Smuggler Wore Silk and can’t wait
until the December 2
nd release of
In Bed With a Spy. I
already pre-ordered it. Alyssa is on
Facebook and
Twitter.
And now for the author I’m tagging:
Margo
Hoornstra. Margo is a delightful lady who writes romantic fiction. A long
time before I met her, she and a few other writers founded the
Mid-Michigan Romance Writers
of America. And I am so glad she did because that’s where I met her. When Margo
was downsized after years in the corporate world, she finally had time to
return to her writing career. Margo’s realistic characters prove that love can
happen at any age. I especially related to Cynthia in
Only If You Dare who was helping her
daughter plan a long-distance wedding. I’m not newly divorced like Cynthia, but
I can tell horror stories about planning a wedding from a distance. Margo’s
latest release is
Saturday In Serendity,
a charming reunion story. You can find Margo on Facebook
here and Twitter
here.
For the next portion of our WIP blog tour, the excerpts. Since I have two
WIPs, I’m going to share two excerpts. First is the sci-fi romance I’m writing, the working title of which is The Barkeep. I know, my critique partner
hates it, too.
CHAPTER
ONE
“Last
call.”
CHAPTER
TWO
Dillan
raced back to his quarters for his wrist comm.
CHAPTER
THREE
Considering
the knife at his throat, Dillan figured he needed a better excuse than wanting
to make sure Rissa was all right.
My second set of excerpts is from my soon-to-be-released mystery
featuring a female private eye named Alex O’Hara,
The Case of the Bygone Brother.
CHAPTER ONE
She had trouble written all over her.
CHAPTER TWO
“Hello, gorgeous.”
CHAPTER THREE
I waffled between screaming at Nick that he couldn’t take away my agency and
doing a happy dance that he planned to stick around.
Can you tell Alex is a
little conflicted about Nick showing up after so many years? Just when she gets
a case that will give her bottom line a much needed boost. She might even be
able to change her diet from ramen noodles to prime rib. All she has to do is track
down a man who’s been missing for over ten years. Piece of cake . . . until a
mugger orders her to back off.
The Case of the Bygone Brother will be released at the end of
October.
There you have it. Terrific friends and works-in-progress to
tempt you. Happy Reading!
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